Luo Di stared at the Six-color Gate before him, feeling completely different from when he faced the videotape from the deeper layers. Although both were related to the deep layers of the Corner, the gate in front seemed more tangible.
"Is the dungeon behind this gate?"
"Do the four of us need to connect somehow before going in together or what?"
"You can just go in directly. As long as you enter the same entrance at a fixed time, you’ll be automatically regarded as team members.
There’s no need for me to explain further; you’ll understand once you’re inside."
Just as Luo Di tried to extract more information from his father, Lebeite had already pushed open the Six-color Gate.
Inside was a pitch-black space, where no perception could penetrate, yet a strong sense of spatial flow could be felt, as if stepping inside would transport you to an unknown region.
Compared to the videotape extracting everyone’s consciousness for role-playing inside,
the dungeon should involve real participation.
"Luo Di, don’t waste time. We need to finish quickly and aim to be home by tomorrow morning.
I don’t want Mom to know about this. Given her temperament, it would complicate matters. Even Dad might get scolded."
The Family Head was listening nearby, without comment; it seemed true.
Luo Di looked at Yu Ze and Hua Yuan, nodded in succession, and entered.
As expected, upon entering, they encountered space transmission.
Unlike a instantaneous transport, this one was rather prolonged.
Their bodies stretched infinitely into thin lines, the surrounding pitch-black space continually opened eyes, scrutinizing the stretched figures and confirming their detailed information.
after a bout of dizziness and ringing ears,
Luo Di stood steadily in a structure similar to an underground passageway from before.
Only here, there were no human head sculptures; there seemed light coming from deep within.
Lebeite and others were also there, somewhat uncomfortable due to the first experience of such deep-layer transmission and being wholly observed.
They quickly recovered and checked their body conditions.
No limitations of abilities,
All equipment was carried with them; Luo Di could even summon the Crow Colt on his side.
This aspect was much better than the videotape.
Luo Di quickly assessed the surroundings, finding this underground passageway more decrepit and ancient than before, saturated with intense fear distinctly different from the Middle Layer area.
"Is this the dungeon?"
Just as Luo Di posed the question, Yu Ze, who usually didn’t discuss dungeon scenarios, responded:
"This should be the dungeon’s [Mid-layer station], we aren’t officially inside yet. Consider this an intermediary layer! Only ahead is the true starting point.
Of course, now that we’re here, there’s no retreat. We need to complete at least one exploration to leave."
"The Exploration Bureau has many seniors with dungeon experiences; relevant information is disclosed internally to some extent. I know a bit... but I’m not sure what we’ll encounter inside, as the dungeon itself restricts external transmission of details.
Let’s go, the answer lies ahead."
Lebeite continued at the front, greedily drinking in the atmosphere of fear here.
Luo Di could feel that the plant pot acquired from Mr. Question Mark was likely taken from here.
As the group followed the light to the deepest part, upon reaching the light source, all except Lebeite seemed momentarily stunned.
Lebeite turned to look at the three surprised faces, "What’s wrong with you guys? Is there something wrong with this weird underground structure?"
"Is that... a video store?"
Luo Di was more familiar than anyone; since graduating middle school and facing family troubles, the place he interacted with the most besides school was the video store.
Right in front of him, at the deepest part of this passage,
the supposedly dangerous area of the Corner known as the [Dungeon] housed an incongruously set [Video Store] one couldn’t have anticipated.
Moreover, it was styled in a nostalgic 80s and 90s fashion, plastered with various horror film posters on the outside.
Luo Di, being a film enthusiast, immediately fixated on one of the posters.
A cold, white blade, a white skin mask.
"Damn! There’s even a Miles’ limited edition poster! What’s going on here, is it still the Corner?"
Even facing an unknown and dangerous dungeon, Luo Di seemed eager, instinctively moving forward, wanting to explore inside.
"What’s a video store?" Lebeite scratched his head, searching through novels he had read, unable to find this term.
"It’s a place mainly selling movie discs. You just need to insert the disc into the corresponding device to display the movie."
"Oh~ a human store! I think I get it; let’s go in and have a look then. There’s not much of a sense of danger so far... Perhaps this shop is the actual entrance or beginning of the dungeon."
Ding! The doorbell rang.
A fragrant aroma washed away the stench on everyone.
The interior of the store was larger than expected. Besides various movie DVDs, there was a large assortment of memorabilia for sale, almost enough to find props corresponding to every movie here.
Of course, every DVD and prop had a red "Do Not Touch" sticker on them.
Luo Di felt that if he violated the rule and touched or took anything here, he would suffer terrifying consequences, possibly worse than his father’s misfortune.
However, just a glance at these things was enough to send this movie-fanatic into ecstasy!
"Wait! Could it be that my item came from here?"
Luo Di suddenly thought of something and swiftly pulled out Jason’s bat, instantly understanding its origin.
"So this item came from here!
If you meet certain requirements in the dungeon, can you choose the corresponding memorabilia, or is it given directly as a prize?
No wonder the largest Black Coffin Supermarket in the Corner only had this one prop related to ’Friday the 13th’, the other supporting memorabilia must still be here?"
Luo Di’s enthusiasm was further ignited, and he couldn’t wait to start the next dungeon exploration.
The other team members were also attracted by the items in the store,
Lebeite was carefully observing different DVD shelves, filled with interest in human movies he had not yet encountered.
Yu Ze stood in front of a zombie specimen, examining the yellow talisman stuck on its forehead.
Hua Yuan, however, was standing in front of a painting of a woman, mutually attracted. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on N0v3l.Fiɾe.net
At this moment, the store’s broadcast came on:
"First-time customers please proceed to the store’s first floor via the escalator to gather at the counter, where the dungeon exploration will begin in thirty minutes.
If you haven’t started the exploration within the time limit, it will be considered a violation, resulting in decapitation."
"Isn’t this the first floor? Let’s go, we should go down quickly."
Such strict rules couldn’t be ignored.
Everyone quickly found the stairs and descended five whole levels to reach the bottom. The DVDs on the first floor were quite aged, some even without covers.
The counter was not far away.
A mysterious figure with a face structured like a corner (three-dimensional coordinate system), dressed as a bartender, stood inside. Such facial structure somewhat resembled Lebeite’s inner monster, representing a direct biological entity of the Corner.
"Welcome to the [Corner Video Store], also known as the Dungeon Transfer Station.
The essence of the Corner’s fear creates a direct, most complete interaction with human civilization’s development of ’horror literature’, forming a unique dungeon space.
Through deep imitation, construction, and creation, completely similar literary scenes have been reproduced, and the classic characters created in literary works have been restored using the essence of fear.
You will directly enter the film scenes created by the Corner, facing the ultimate derivations of horror literature."
When Luo Di heard this, he was completely thrilled!
This was what he had dreamed of; he had often dreamed of entering movie scenes, and now it could be realized directly in the Corner.
Of course, such a reproduction in the form of a Corner would undoubtedly be unique, with the danger level greatly increased.
"Your personal information has been reviewed upon transmission. All four are first-time dungeon visitors, and among your team, three plants have not yet matured.
In light of the above situation.
Your first exploration will be restricted in difficulty, scale, and selection type."
Luo Di asked, "Can we choose any DVD on the shelf to enter the corresponding scene?"
The clerk suddenly leaned forward,
Sss~ The sound of flesh tearing.
The corner-structured facial skin unfolded outward like a blooming petal, revealing a fleshy passage inside the face.
The opening was just the same size as a normal person’s arm cross-section.
"Insert your arm into my body and grab the three paper balls inside.
Each ball corresponds to a horror movie that matches your team’s conditions, providing related introductions.
Ultimately, you can make a choice of three.
I will also provide additional information based on the situation."
After a brief exchange of glances, the task of drawing lots was given to Lebeite, as his nature was similar to that of the clerk.
When the arm was inserted into the opponent’s face, a squelching sound of flesh squeezing was heard,
and as the arm was withdrawn,
three blood-stained parchment balls landed on the counter.
Luo Di was obviously a bit impatient here, wanting to see if there was his favorite Murderer type, quickly unfolding the parchment on the table.